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abstract   general; not concrete  
aesthetic   having to do with the appreciation of beauty  
alleviate   to ease a pain or burden  
ambivalent   simultaneously feeling opposite feelings; uncertain  
auspicious   favorable; promising  
benevolent   well-meaning; generous  
candor   sincerity; openness  
cogent   convincing; reasonable  
comprehensive   large in scope or content  
contemporary   current, modern; from the same time  
conviction   a fixed or strong belief  
diligent   marked by painstaking effort; hard work  
dubious   doubtful; of unlikely authenticity  
eclectic   made up of various sources or styles  
egregious   conspicously bay or offensive  
exculpate   to free from guilt or blame  
florid   describing flowery or elaborate speech  
gratuitous   given freely; unearned; unwarranted  
hackneyed   worn-out through over use; trite  
idealize   to consider perfect  
impartial   not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased  
imperious   arrogantly domineering or overbearing  
inherent   inborn; built-in  
innovative   introducing something new  
inveterate   long-established; deep-rooted; habitual  
laudatory   giving praise  
maverick   one who resists adherence to a group  
mollify   to calm or soothe  
novel   strikingly new or unusual  
obdurate   stubborn; inflexible  
objectivity   treating facts uninfluenced by emotion  
obstinate   stubbbornly adhering to an opinion  
ornate   elaborately decorated  
ostentatious   describing a showy or pretentious display  
paramount   of chief concern or importance  
penitent   expressing remorse for one's misdeeds  
pervasive   dispersed throughout  
plausible   seemingly valid or acceptable; credible  
profound   having great depth or seriousness  
prosaic   unimaginative; dull  
quandary   a state of uncertainty or perplexity  
rancorous   hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will  
spurious   not genuine, false; counterfeit  
stoic   indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive  
superflouous   extra; unnecessary  
tenuous   having little substance or strength; unsure; weak  
timorous   timid; fearful about the future  
transitory   short-lived; temporary  
vindicated   freedom from blame  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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